List of Leicester City F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Leicester City, although it includes players who were with the club when it was called Leicester Fosse. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches and/or scored 50 or more senior goals for the club. Other players who have played an important role for the club can also be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Leicester City players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Leicester City F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Leicester City F.C. article.

Explanation of list

Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches and games played in the Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, and FA Cup third place play-off. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below (dependent on the years at which the player was at the club), and if any data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.

List of players

• As of 20 March 2016
• Bold indicates player is currently playing for Leicester.

Name	Nat.	Pos.	Period	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Notes
				League		Total
Harry Bailey		DF	1884–1889	108	0	125	0
Jack Lord		DF	1891–1898	85	5	101	7
James Thraves		GK	1892–1897	124	0	148	0
Johnny McMillan		FW	1896–1890	122	43	131	48
George Swift		DF	1896–1902	186	4	200	6
Jimmy Brown		MF	1889–1899	116	23	153	21
Billy Dorrell		FW	1892–1894 & 1896–1899	102	36	116	47
Richard Jones		DF	1897–1901	104	1	113	1
Walter Robinson		DF	1898–1905	177	3	194	3
Bob Pollock		DF	1902–1908	211	14	230	19
James Blessington		FW	1903–1908	100	18	118	21
Billy Bannister		DF	1904–1910	149	15	160	18
Jimmy Durrant		MF	1904–1909	140	23	153	27
Teddy King		MF	1906–1920	227	26	236	26
Horace Bailey		GK	1907–1910	68	0	70	0	Leicester's first England international
Fred Shinton		FW	1907–1910	92	55	101	58
Shirley Hubbard		FW	1907–1913 & 1919-1920	140	36	154	39
Arthur Randle		DF	1908–1912	123	2	133	2
Sam Currie		DF	1909–1921	236	4	248	6
Tommy Benfield		FW	1910–1914	106	23	111	23
George Douglas		MF	1912–1920	127	10	133	11
Herbert Brown		GK	1913–1922	143	0	154	0
Jimmy Harrold		DF	1913–1923	206	7	218	7
Billy Thomson		DF	1914 & 1919-1923	197	3	209	3
Billy Barrett		DF	1919–1924	143	1	152	2
Harry Graham		FW	1920–1924	110	14	116	16
George Hebden		GK	1920–1924	101	0	104	0
Alex Trotter		FW	1920–1924	96	10	100	11
Adam Black		DF	1920–1935	528	4	557	4	2nd highest total Leicester appearances; highest appearances for League games only
Johnny Duncan		FW	1922–1930	279	88	295	95	Captained the club to its highest league finish: 2nd in 1928-29; Joint club record for most goals in a single match.
Jack Brown		DF	1922–1931	114	0	117	0
Norman Watson		DF	1922–1932	173	1	178	1
Hugh Adcock		MF	1923–1935	434	51	460	52
Arthur Chandler		FW	1923–1935	393	259	419	273	Leicester's record goalscorer; Joint club record for most goals in a single match.
Reg Osborne		DF	1924–1931	240	2	249	2
Harold Wadsworth		MF	1924–1927	98	7	106	7
Jack Bamber		MF	1924–1927	113	7	120	7
George Carr		DF	1924–1932	179	24	192	25
Arthur Lochhead		FW	1925–1934	303	106	320	114
Ernie Hine		FW	1926–1932	247	148	259	156
Bill Findlay		MF	1925–1932	100	0	104	0
Jim McLaren		GK	1927–1933	170	0	180	0
Len Barry		MF	1927–1932	203	25	214	26
George Ritchie		DF	1928–1937	247	12	261	13
Roger Heywood		DF	1929–1940	228	12	240	12
Sep Smith		MF	1929–1949	350	35	373	37	Leicester's longest serving player and longest serving captain
Arthur Maw		FW	1932–1939	179	58	189	64
Joe Calvert		GK	1932–1948	72	0	80	0
Danny Liddle		MF	1932–1946	255	64	274	71
Dai Jones		DF	1933–1947	226	4	238	0
Sandy McLaren		GK	1933–1940	239	0	256	0
Billy Frame		DF	1933–1950	220	0	239	0
George Dewis		FW	1933–1950	116	45	129	51
Percy Grosvenor		DF	1933–1939	168	1	180	1
Fred Sharman		DF	1934–1944	190	18	200	18
Jack Bowers		FW	1936–1939	79	52	84	56
Charlie Adam		MF	1938–1952	158	22	180	25
Mal Griffiths		MF	1939–1956	373	66	409	76
Jack Lee		FW	1941–1950	123	74	137	84
Don Revie		FW	1944–1949	96	25	110	29
Johnny King		DF	1944–1954	197	5	218	5
Walter Harrison		DF	1945–1950	125	3	143	5
John Anderson		GK	1948–1960	261	0	277	0
Derek Hines		FW	1948–1961	299	116	317	117
Ron Jackson		DF	1949–1955	161	0	173	1
Arthur Lever		DF	1950–1954	119	0	124	0
Jimmy Baldwin		MF	1950–1956	180	4	190	4
Arthur Rowley		FW	1950–1958	303	251	321	265	Record number of career goals in English league football; 2nd highest Leicester all-time scorer; Club record for most goals in a single season
Matt Gillies		DF	1952–1955	103	0	111	0
Derek Hogg		MF	1952–1958	161	26	165	26
Johnny Morris		FW	1952–1958	206	33	220	34
Stanley Milburn		DF	1952–1959	171	1	183	1
Eddie Russell		DF	1953–1958	90	5	101	5
Jack Froggatt		MF	1954–1957	143	18	147	18
Colin Appleton		DF	1954–1966	277	19	333	22	Captained the club to victory in the 1964 Football League Cup Final
Willie Cunningham		DF	1954–1960	127	4	138	4
Howard Riley		MF	1955–1965	193	38	233	47
Len Chalmers		DF	1956–1966	171	4	204	4
Jimmy Walsh		FW	1956–1964	176	79	199	91
Tommy McDonald		MF	1956–1960	113	27	118	29
Ian King		DF	1957–1966	244	6	297	7
Frank McLintock		DF	1957–1964	168	25	200	28
Gordon Wills		FW	1958–1962	111	30	128	34
Ken Keyworth		FW	1958–1964	177	62	215	76
Ken Leek		FW	1958–1961	93	34	111	43
Richie Norman		DF	1958–1968	303	2	365	5
John Sjoberg		DF	1958–1973	335	15	412	19
Albert Cheesebrough		FW	1959–1963	122	40	137	43
Gordon Banks		GK	1959–1967	293	0	356	0	Won the 1966 FIFA World Cup while at Leicester. Player with the most England caps while at Leicester.
Graham Cross		DF	1960–1976	498	29	599	37	Record number of appearances for Leicester
Dave Gibson		MF	1962–1970	280	41	339	53
Mike Stringfellow		FW	1962–1975	315	82	370	97
Bobby Roberts		MF	1963–1970	229	26	281	36
Jimmy Goodfellow		MF	1963–1968	98	26	121	36
Peter Rodrigues		DF	1965–1970	140	6	168	6
Jackie Sinclair		FW	1965–1968	103	50	113	53
Peter Shilton		GK	1965–1974	286	1	339	1
David Nish		DF	1966–1972	228	25	272	31	Joined Derby County from Leicester for a British record transfer fee
Malcolm Manley		DF	1966–1973	120	5	136	6
Lenny Glover		MF	1967–1976	252	38	297	48
Rodney Fern		FW	1967–1972	152	32	187	40
Alan Woollett		DF	1967–1978	228	0	260	0
Alistair Brown		FW	1968–1971	101	32	121	35
Steve Whitworth		DF	1968–1979	353	0	400	1
Allan Clarke		FW	1968–1969	36	12	46	16	Joined Leicester from Fulham for a British record transfer fee; Joined Leeds United from Leicester for a British record transfer fee
John Farrington		MF	1969–1973	117	18	144	27
Keith Weller		MF	1971–1979	262	37	295	43
Jon Sammels		MF	1971–1977	241	21	271	25
Alan Birchenall		MF	1971–1977	163	12	183	14
Mark Wallington		GK	1972–1985	412	0	460	0
Dennis Rofe		DF	1972–1980	290	6	324	6
Frank Worthington		FW	1972–1977	210	72	237	78
Steve Earle		MF	1974–1978	99	20	115	26
Steve Kember		MF	1975–1978	117	6	128	6
Tommy Williams		MF	1975–1986	241	10	271	10
Kevin MacDonald		MF	1976–1984 & 1987	141	8	155	8
Eddie Kelly		MF	1977–1980 & 1981–1983	119	3	133	3
Gary Lineker		FW	1977–1985	194	95	209	103	English Golden Boot joint winner 1984-85 while at Leicester.
John O'Neill		MF	1978–1987	313	10	345	12	Player with most international caps whilst playing with Leicester
Martin Henderson		FW	1978–1981	91	12	100	16
Bobby Smith		DF	1978–1986	181	21	200	22
Alan Young		FW	1979–1982	104	26	119	29
Andy Peake		MF	1979–1985	147	13	162	46
Ian Wilson		MF	1979–1987	285	17	318	19
Paul Ramsey		MF	1980–1991	290	13	322	15
Steve Lynex		MF	1981–1987	213	57	240	60
Ian Andrews		GK	1982–1988 & 1997–1998 & 2002	126	0	139	0
Alan Smith		FW	1982–1987	200	76	217	84
Ian Banks		MF	1983–1987	103	14	113	1
Simon Morgan		DF	1984–1990	160	3	182	4
Gary McAllister		MF	1985–1990	201	46	222	51
Russell Osman		DF	1985–1988	108	8	120	8
Ali Mauchlen		MF	1985–1992	239	11	262	12
Steve Walsh		DF	1986–2000	369	53	450	62	Captained the club to victory in the 1997 Football League Cup Final.
Paul Reid		MF	1986–1992	162	21	189	25
Alan Paris		DF	1988–1991	88	3	102	5
Richard Smith		DF	1988–1996	98	1	120	2
Gary Mills		MF	1989–1994	200	16	226	17
Tommy Wright		MF	1989–1992	129	22	151	29
Tony James		DF	1989–1994	107	10	119	11
David Oldfield		MF	1990–1995	188	26	221	32
Steve Thompson		MF	1991–1995	127	18	155	25
Kevin Poole		GK	1991–1997	163	0	193	0
Colin Hill		DF	1992–1997	145	0	175	1
Julian Joachim		FW	1992–1996	99	25	119	31
David Lowe		MF	1992–1994	94	22	108	23
Simon Grayson		DF	1992–1997	188	4	229	6
Mike Whitlow		DF	1992–1997	147	8	179	9
Iwan Roberts		FW	1993–1996	100	41	111	44
Emile Heskey		FW	1994–2000	154	40	197	46	Record transfer fee received by Leicester
Garry Parker		MF	1995–2001	114	10	147	16
Steve Claridge		FW	1996–1998	63	17	76	22	Scored the winning goals in the 1996 Football League First Division play-off Final and the 1997 Football League Cup Final
Kasey Keller		GK	1996–1999	99	0	125	0
Muzzy Izzet		MF	1996–2004	269	38	323	47
Neil Lennon		MF	1996–2000	170	6	209	11
Steve Guppy		MF	1997–2001 & 2004	161	9	189	10
Matt Elliott		DF	1997–2005	245	26	290	33	Captained the club to victory in the 2000 Football League Cup Final
Robbie Savage		MF	1997–2002	172	8	204	9
Tony Cottee		FW	1997–2000	85	27	100	34
Frank Sinclair		DF	1998–2004	164	3	194	4
Andy Impey		DF	1998–2004	152	2	178	2
Gerry Taggart		DF	1998–2004	117	9	142	13
Jordan Stewart		DF	1999–2005	110	6	127	6
Callum Davidson		DF	2000–2004	101	2	114	2
James Scowcroft		FW	2001–2005	133	24	147	27
Ian Walker		GK	2001–2005	140	0	156	0
Paul Dickov		FW	2002–2004 & 2008–2010	110	34	125	40
Richard Stearman		DF	2004–2008	116	7	132	11
Stephen Hughes		MF	2005–2007	91	7	100	8
Alan Maybury		DF	2005–2008	85	3	102	3
Patrick Kisnorbo		DF	2005–2009	126	9	140	11
Ashley Chambers		FW	2005–2011	6	0	9	0	Leicester's youngest ever player
Iain Hume		FW	2005–2008	122	33	132	34
Matty Fryatt		FW	2006–2011	168	51	189	62
Andy King		MF	2006–Present	291	52	327	58
Steve Howard		FW	2008–2012	146	28	168	32
Matt Oakley		MF	2008–2012	137	10	148	10
Lloyd Dyer		MF	2008–2014	230	30	265	39
Jack Hobbs		DF	2008–2011	114	1	125	1
Richie Wellens		MF	2009–2013	129	4	147	6
Martyn Waghorn		FW	2009–2014	102	20	115	20
Paul Gallagher		FW	2009–2015	118	25	137	28
Jeffrey Schlupp		MF	2011–Present	115	10	134	15
Kasper Schmeichel		GK	2011–Present	193	0	213	0
David Nugent		FW	2011–2015	159	54	180	59
Paul Konchesky		DF	2011–Present	138	5	155	5
Wes Morgan		DF	2012–Present	175	5	189	6
Danny Drinkwater		MF	2012–Present	157	11	168	12
Ritchie De Laet		DF	2012–Present	115	4	129	5
Anthony Knockaert		MF	2012–2015	93	13	106	16
Jamie Vardy		FW	2012–Present	128	47	142	45
Riyad Mahrez		FW	2014–Present	83	24	87	25	PFA Player of the Year in 2015-16 Premier League Season
N'Golo Kanté		MF	2015–Present	33	1	36	1
Mark Schwarzer		GK	2015–Present	6	0	10	0	Leicester's oldest ever player and oldest ever debutant
Andrej Kramaric		FW	2015–Present	15	2	20	4	Record transfer fee paid by Leicester

Notes

^A Includes Football League Play-Offs, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, Charity and Community Shield, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup matches.

References

• Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 1-905411-94-4.
• Leicester City All-time top appearances - FoxesTalk
• Post-war Football League Player statistics
• Filbertstreet.net Player statistics for selected Leicester players
  • Site breaks down appearances into Lge/FAC/Lge Cup/Europe but does not appear to include substitute appearances
• Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)